> >> a) If I connect two macs, can I just read from the second scsi > >> device from the first mac and write to the second scsi device > >> from the second mac? > > > >That's the plan. You won't be able to do a raw copy (image copy of the > >whole disk or single partitions) that way, just acces the filesystem as > >normally. I'm pretty sure 'filesystem' is limited to what OF knows about, > >so no Linux ext2/ext3 copying. > > > > Actually, I used the firewire mode for a last minute backup and my ibook was > exactly seen > as any firewire disk. I could access all the partition (hfs, ufs or ext2/3) > and mount > them. In this mode, the ibook is a kind of big USB key ;)
Good to hear from someone who's actually used this. I stand corrected. Is there a 'raw whole disk' way of access as well (should be if it's really a big USB storage device)? Michael